CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Components of Blood
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Did you know that blood is a tissue? Blood is a fluid connective tissue that is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Learn more...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Blood Cells
This colorful site provides a gallery of blood cell photos. You can observe human white blood cells, human red blood cells, sheep red blood cells, and zebrafish red blood cells. As an added bonus, you can enlarge the red blood cell...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What's Inside Blood?
An explanation of blood from the time it is drawn from the arm to its centrifugation to an analysis of the three components of plasma, white blood cells, and red blood cells.
Curated OER
Kids Health: A Body Basics Article: Blood
Site provides an article on blood and what it does. Contains specific information on red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Blood & Bone Marrow
A collection of specimen samples showing bone marrow and other blood smears.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Human Biology: Blood
Learn about the structure and function of human blood as well as the composition of this complex substance in the human body through a series of video clips.
Other
Health on the Net Foundation: Eosinophil
A definition of eosinophil, one of the five different types of white blood cell characterized by large red (i.e. eosinophilic) cytoplasmic granules.
Other
Psbc: Introduction to Hematology
This well-illustrated overview of blood biology examines the development and function of each of the different types of blood cells. Features include an assessment test.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Blood Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Problems can occur with red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and other parts of the blood. Many blood disorders are genetic, meaning they are inherited...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Cell Motility
This interesting site explains how cells move and provides videos depicting the movement of various human and animal cells.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Challenges of Size in Animals
This lesson focuses on blood including it's functions including transporting materials around the body and protecting against disease. It explains the components of blood and the functions of each and offers a link to an assessment.